Roger Tolchard
Roger William Tolchard
Born: 15 June 1946, Torquay, Devon
Major Teams: Leicestershire, England.
Known As: Roger Tolchard
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper, Umpire
Test Debut: England v India at Calcutta, 2nd Test, 1976/77
Last Test: England v India at Bombay, 5th Test, 1976/77
Only ODI: England v Australia at Sydney, 1st ODI, 1978/79
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 4 7 2 129 67 25.80 27.44 0 1 5 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 1 0 - - - - - - - 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1965 - 1983)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 483 680 189 15288 126* 31.13 12 86 912 125
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 48 0 34 1 34.00 1-4 0 0 48.0 4.25
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1966 - 1983)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 310 276 57 6055 103 27.64 2 28 248 34
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Born in Torquay in 1946, Roger Tolchard made his Leicestershire debut in
1965, winning his county cap just a year later. A middle-order batsman and
wicket-keeper, he toured India and Pakistan with the MCC in 1972-73,
performing well. A good keeper, he was unfortunate to be a contemporary of
such excellent keepers as Alan Knott and Bob Taylor. His first-class career
batting average (31.13) was actually better than Knott's, and there was a
suspicion that he could have become a Test class batsman if he'd been
unfettered by wicket-keeping responsibilities.
Tolchard never kept wicket for England in a Test, winning selection
instead as a specialist batsman while on tour in India. He made a defiant,
five-and-a-half-hour, 67 in his debut innings and with Tony Greig and put on
142 crucial runs to help England to victory for the first time in a Test in
Calcutta. He played in all four Tests in the series, fielding brilliantly,
but having little further fortune with the bat. He received what Henry
Blofeld described as "the worst decision he ever saw," when dismissed lbw by
Chandrasekhar in Bangalore. Good enough to win selection on the following
year's Ashes tour (1978-79) he was close to winning further Test recognition
when a bouncer fractured his cheek bone and forced him back to England.
Tolchard was made for one-day cricket, where he was particularly adept at
stealing singles and improvising strokeplay, however he only represented
England in a single one-day international, and that was ruined by rain
within an hour. He was made county captain in 1981, and oversaw a revival in
the fortunes his team, leading them to second place in the Championship in
1982. Upon his departure from Leicestershire in 1983 (with over 1,000
dismissals and more than 15,000 runs to his credit), he played Minor
Counties cricket before he returned to his old school, Malvern College,
where he became cricket professional and led the old boys to success in the
Cricketer Cup on two occasions. Short, dark-haired and of wiry build, he
never lost his Devon accent, and was an excellent squash and racquets
player. His nephew is Roger Twose, the New Zealand player, while his
brother, Jeff also represented Leicestershire. (George Dobell, Copyright
CricInfo 2001)
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